Battle of Holowczyn

The Battle of Holowczyn was fought in July 1708 between the Russian army, and the Swedish army, led by Charles XII of Sweden, only 26 years of age at the time. Despite difficult natural obstacles and superior enemy artillery, the Swedes were able to achieve surprise and defeat the numerically superior Russian forces, who were separated from each other, had no overall command and could not coordinate their actions, disallowing them an engagement in full force. Reportedly, it was Charles' favourite victory.

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1708 Battle of Holowczyn

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1942 Night operation

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1944 Operation Bagration

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1944 Minsk Offensive

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1944-07-04T00:00:00Z

1944 Polotsk Offensive

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Battle of Holowczyn

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Hałoŭčyn. Галоўчын (1740)

Hałoŭčyn. Галоўчын (1740) (2)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1919	Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Operation Desert	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1708	Battle of Holowczyn	Sweden, Russia, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Night operation	battle, night combat	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Operation Bagration	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Minsk Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Polotsk Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Holowczyn		Commons
commons	image		CharlesXII Holowczyn 1708		Commons
commons	image		Holowczynkrigsplan		Commons
commons	image		Holowczynkrigsplan		Commons
commons	image		Hałoŭčyn. Галоўчын (1740)		Commons
commons	image		Hałoŭčyn. Галоўчын (1740) (2)		Commons